CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man was shot and killed during a shooting in northeast Charlotte early Tuesday morning, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reports.
According to police, at around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday an unconscious man was discovered to have multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead by Medic in the area of Waterwood Lane.
CMPD confirmed the identity of the victim Tuesday morning as Dontae Cornelius Kennedy, 26.
Homicide Unit detectives responded to the scene to conduct an investigation, and Crime Scene Search responded to process the scene and collect physical evidence. Members of the District Attorney’s Office responded to the scene in addition to representatives from CMPD’s Operations Command and Victims Services.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. Detective Barnett is the lead detective assigned to this case. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.